Web content will not stream

[chocolateboy]

chocolateboy, thank you, thank you, a thousand times thank you!

My pleasure

I would warn that your script appears to be very strict in that it wants \/some\/path\/bin\/ps3mencoder... in that the end must be \/bin\/ps3mencoder.

Probably a permissions issue with your path e.g. your ~/bin is not readable or executable by PMS:

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chmod a+rx ~/bin

ps3mencoder doesn't care where it's located. On my system, it works fine under ~/bin/ps3mencoder.

[lovswr]

chocoloateboy you are probably right about the path thing. I always seem to have problems with that.


Otomanix SOOL is scheisse out of luck. Nothing against you, it is that this problem has been so frustrating. I think chocoloatboys' thread should be made into a sticky.

[ElimGarak]

Sorry, chocolateboy... Is there some "procedure for dummies" to follow?
I got lost since "make it executable". ^_^
Thank you!

[pocho]

Sorry, chocolateboy... Is there some "procedure for dummies" to follow?
I got lost since "make it executable". ^_^
Thank you!

+1

[chocolateboy]

UPDATE: For a quick solution to Web video streaming with PS3 Media Server go here and follow the instructions. For troubleshooting, discussion &c. read on, but bear in mind that this post, and most of the installation instructions in this thread, are obsolete.

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(Please provide details - at the very least say what platform you're on.)

Assuming you're both on Windows, try this:

1. download and install the latest version of Strawberry Perl
2. open a console (cmd.exe) and type:

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   cpan -i File::Which IO::All List::MoreUtils PAR::Packer

3. convert the Perl script to an .exe:

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   pp -o ps3mencoder.exe ps3mencoder

4. Add the path to the .exe file to PMS.conf e.g. mencoder_path = C:\\Wherever\\ps3mencoder.exe
5. Restart PMS &c.

If it works, please upload the .exe so others can download and use it without going through the first three steps.

[beagle]

I have tried unsuccesfully to get this to work.

I had problems compiling the file as it came up with an error when trying to include Which and a couple of other files.

Can anyone compile and link to ps3mencoder.exe, please?

Also where is the PMS.conf file. I've searched and don't appear to have it.

I'm running on xp and PS3Mediaserver v1.11.369

[ElimGarak]

I reached this point:
"pp -o ps3mencoder.exe ps3mencoder"

But then it tells me the command is not recognized.
I even tried opening a console window in C:\strawberry\perl\bin (after copying pmsencoder in that directory), executing perl.exe and typing the command but nothing happens.

Seems like I need a procedure for dummiERS. ^#__#^

P.S:
Yes, I use Windows XP SP3. Sorry! ^_^

[ElimGarak]

Nobody can compile di EXE for us?

[chocolateboy]

Download ps3mencoder.exe and drop it in PS3 Media Server's win32 subdirectory alongside mencoder.exe e.g.

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C:\Program Files\PS3 Media Server\win32

Add the path to PMS.conf (e.g. C:\Program Files\PS3 Media Server\PMS.conf) - create the file/line if it doesn't exist:

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mencoder_path = C:\\Program Files\\PS3 Media Server\\win32\\ps3mencoder.exe

Restart PMS and move "MEncoder Web" to the top of the "Video Web Streaming Engines". Save the configuration (and possibly restart PMS).

If something goes wrong take a look at the PMS debug log and at the ps3mencoder logfile, which can be found in your temp directory e.g.

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C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp\ps3mencoder.log

It's a standalone Windows .exe, so there's no need to download or install anything else. I've only tested it on XP.

Further updates to the .exe and the Perl script will be posted here.

[lovswr]

Well streaming from the web worked for me for about 20 minutes. Then my PS3 media server crashed on my pc. When I restarted it, under Video Web Streaming Engines, mencoder now has a red circle wtih the line through it! It's like the gods are conspiring against me! I tried uninstalling mencoder & ffmpeg to no avail.

What's totally crazy, is that mencoder works just fine on my system with any other program than PS3 Media Server. Anybody got any idea's?